1KUNS-PF

Kenyan owned satellite. 1KUNS-PF was launched on April 2, 2018 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jun 11, 2020).

COSPAR 1998-067NQNORAD 43467Türkiye

Identity

Name in GCAT: UBAKUSAT
Common name: 1KUNS-PF
Payload designation: UBAK-3U-SAT
International designator: 1998-067NQ
NORAD catalog number: 43467
GCAT identifier: S43467

Mission

Mission type: Technology
Use: Amateur / academic
Program: ITU
Owner: ITU SSDTL
Country: Türkiye
Builder: Istanbul Technical University
Platform (bus): Cubesat 3U

Launch

Date: April 2, 2018 · 20:30 UTC
Launch record: 2018-032Success
Rocket: Falcon 9
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 402 km
Apogee: 402 km
Inclination: 51.64°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: June 11, 2020
Last known active: July 2020
End of operations: July 2018

Size

Mass: 4 kg
Dry mass: 4 kg
Length: 0.3 m
Diameter: 0.10 m
Span: 0.3 m

Launched together

SpaceX CRS-14Human spaceflight · SpaceX UBAKUSATTechnology · U. Nairobi Batsu-CS1Technology · ACAE RemoveDEBRISTechnology · SSTL (Astrium)

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q54263824 (CC0).